Hello friends! It's a color challenge this week at The Paper Players and this time the lovely Jan has chosen a soft color combination of Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo and Soft Sea Foam and one neutral.
I'm also joining the current challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.
I had an as yet unused die set that seemed like the perfect match for this colors.
Do you start your card making with a plan? I usually don't have more than a rough idea and start with the focal image and go from there. For this card, it was the flower and leaves, which were die cut from white cardstock then ink blended with colors similar to the SU ones. I started with pink in the flower centers, fading it out to white then coming in from the edge with a light yellow. My neutral is the brown center. The leaves on the left are from the same die set as the flower and the two on the right from a separate die set.
I settled on the Ornate Nesting die for the center piece, which was cut 3 times from white cardstock, inked with the same pink, then the flowers and leaves adhered to it. A white panel was embossed with the leaf 3D folder, trimmed down to A2 size and adhered to the card base. The two addition Ornate Nesting die cuts were adhered under the main image for a small bit of dimension then added to the card front.
For the sentiment I found one that fit from a press plate set, but all of the ones I'd previously made were either foiled or in black ink, which didn't look right, so I ended up making one using the same brown used for the flower center and I liked that so much better.
We would love to see your card in the gallery this week! My talented teammates have loads of inspiration for you over on the blog, so I hope you'll take a moment to visit, then head to your crafty space and play along with us! The challenge will remain open until noon PDT Friday August 16th.
Take care!
Stef
- Simon Says Stamp Divine Peony and Lush Leaves dies
- Altenew Orante Nesting die
- Spellbinders A Little Message Betterpress Sentiment & Die set and Leafy 3D embossing folder
- Altenew Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Lemon Ice, Pistachio, Misty Sage and Rhodolite ink.
11 comments:
Stef, this is just WOW! I can't believe this beautiful die had been previously unused - it certainly is perfect for the colours. I like how you tipped the outer edges in Lemon as it really gives the petals extra lift. As for that embossed background - how marvellous it is!
Gorgeous card. Love how you added pink to center of the flower petals and the lemon to the petal tips, it does make them stand out.
The embossed leaves background is perfect with it. Love the die you used to mount the sentiment and lovely flower on.
I just love how soft and feminine this is, Stef! Beautiful card!
Love how you created the florals, and that background is perfect with the sentiment. Awesome embossing as well! Just gorgeous!
Stef...love this! The sentiment is brilliant. Lately it seems I always a card for something "wierd", baptism, wedding shower... this would be perfect. Thanks for the inspiration.
Stef, this is GORGEOUS! I adore the embossed background and the beautiful flower. Your sentiment covers a lot of occasions, too! You made these colors shine!
Stef, those florals are gorgeous and what a wonderful use of the colors. I can't believe you hadn't used this set before.... I bet there are lots of people off to look for it because of your card!
hugs
jaydee
Yowza! Your card is GORGEOUS, Stef. The layout, with the panel and embossing, is amazing. You hit this one out of the park. Who wouldn't love to receive this in the mail Have a wonderful weekend!
Stunning card! Love it! Thanks for playing at Addicted to Stamps and more
So pretty! I love the soft colors you chose, the texture background and the added bits of dimension. Great work. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
sue n.
Wow this is stunning!
Thank you for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More challenge.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT
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